DAMIEN WALTERS likes nothing better than leaping off walls and buildings, now the Bond stuntman and free runner whose videos have gone viral, talks about loving danger and pushing his body to the limits

FEARLESS: Damien is addicted to the adrenaline rush he gets from his sport [PH]

Flipping from rooftops, jumping off buildings and fighting in action-packed movie scenes is all in a day's work for stuntman Damien Walters.

And the adrenaline junkie, who is a former British gymnast, recently stunned gym goers as he showed off his awe-inspiring skills on a selection of ordinary workout equipment.

The video from Fitness First, which has now gone viral, shows the freestyle athlete front-flipping on to a moving treadmill and then propelling himself off boxes and balance trainers upside down, while a stunned crowd looks on.

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DAREDEVIL: The Hollywood stuntman is always pushing his body to new limits [PH]

The 32-year-old stuntman from Derbyshire, explains why he likes to push his sport and experiment by taking his "ordinary gymnastics moves" to the street.

"I try and be a bit more creative with the movements," he explained. "I like to test the boundaries of the human body and shock people by what I can do."

“I like to test the boundaries of the human body and shock people with what I can do”

Damien Walters

"I have done gymnastics since I was six or seven years old," he added. "What people class as my free running is just my gymnastics, outside."

His high-adrenaline job doesn't come without its dangers and the stuntman has suffered multiple injuries in his career.

"I've been hurt a lot. I've dislocated both ankles, both shoulders and my collarbone and cracked my head open numerous times, so yes the dangers are real," he added.

But that doesn't stop Damien pushing himself to try new things for his impressive YouTube videos.

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It seems the sportsman, who has starred in films such as Skyfall and Captain America, relishes the danger.

"I'm addicted to the feeling of fear that sits in your belly," he said. "I'm addicted to the adrenaline rush, that buzz and the jitters that you feel - nothing beats it.

"When you are throwing yourself off buildings there is always a risk that you are going to hurt yourself.

"I want to get big and better every time. I wouldn't bother doing a video if I didn't think it was better than the last one," he said.

"Unless I can do something impressive I won't bother at all."

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SURPRISE: He shocked gym-goers recently when he started practising flips in Fitness first [PH]

"But when you are not doing something like that life just becomes boring."

Damien explained how addictive fear can be. "You get used to that feeling and you want it again and again and again," he added.

"Being a stuntman there is always an element of risk there but then there is when you walk down the street."

Despite the dangers, Damien - who's entirely self-taught - also coaches children in gymnastics, insists that free running is a good sport for kids to get into.

"As long as they have the education behind it and they know the risks and don't take things too quickly I thick it is a great way of keeping fit," he said.

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And there is no doubt that Damien enjoys what he does. "I love my job. I could never do a nine to five."

The stuntman, who has just finished a film called Kingsman: The Secret Service with Kick-Ass director Mathew Vaughn, says one of his career highlights was working on SkyFall.

"Daniel Craig was so nice and I did a fight with him on top of a train - that was good," he added. "I was the double of the guy he fought and then we had another epic fight inside the big glass tower."

"As a stuntman I do a lot of flipping around and falling form really high things but Bond is not really a trick sort of character," he added. "It was just fighting, but I do love doing the choreography for things like that and training the actors."

Despite the skill and nerve required to do his action-packed job, Damien compares it to playing in the garden as a child.

"When you're a kid you run around all the time. On a sunny day you run in, get a drink, run out, jump on your bike," he said.

"Kids don't think of it as exercise and if you make a game out of it or set yourself a challenge then it's not a chore any more.

"That's what I like to do, make a game of it. I like pushing my body to the limits - twisting it and turning it in new ways and thinking of creative ways to experiment with fitness."

DANGER: The former British gymnast has dislocated both ankles, both shoulders and his collarbone [PH]

He explains the importance of practising inside until you have perfected a move before you take it to the streets.

"The idea is to always try and limit injuries as much as possible by training hard and putting the hours in," he said.

"There is no denying it is dangerous. But I enjoy the danger."

Damien and Fitness First have launched a new three-dimensional training technique. Freestyle sessions are available in Fitness First clubs nationwide.

To see Damien in action and download a complimentary pass for Fitness first Freestyle Group Training please visit fitnessfirst.co.uk and tweet #livelifefreestyle.